l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 53

Tuition assistance programs; create for active members of Mississippi National Guard and spouses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM FOR SPOUSES OF ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD; TO PROVIDE THAT WAIVERS EQUAL TO 50% OF THE COST OF TUITION MAY BE AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE SPOUSES WHO ARE STUDENTS AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OR PUBLIC COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL BE THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY FOR THE PROGRAM; TO CREATE A TUITION STABILIZATION PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD; TO PROVIDE THAT ELIGIBLE GUARD MEMBERS MAY RECEIVE ANNUAL TUITION ASSISTANCE IN FURTHERANCE OF AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE AT THE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING SHALL BE THE ADMINISTERING AGENCY FOR THE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Wanda Jennings, Kevin McGee, Tom Weathersby

Its course

January 21 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days

Military AffairsJan 21 to Feb 515 days

AppropriationsFeb 5 to Feb 19 · stopped14 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 19

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 5Reported from MA to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Military Affairs;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5DR - TSDP: MA To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives